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take it up again.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh
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If you are still unsure about the different signs, check the previous chapters.
"YOU!" Yami growled, spinning around in fury. Bakura smirked at him in a satisfied manner. "Me." He responded calmly. "I may not be pharaoh here," Yami said in a deadly whisper, "but there's such a thing of private conversations, even in Japan. But then again, a low-life tomb robber such as yourself could not undestand the meaning of privacy, could you?" Bakura's calm demeanor dropped and for a second, anger flashed through his eyes. Then he turned around to face Asophyre, who glared at him defiantly.
"What do you want?" She demanded coldly. He faltered, but an instant later, he regained his composure. "This is simply a warning, soon to be princess." He whispered. "History replays itself. There's no reason the details should be spared." He gave a low cackle. Yami furiously stepped between the two. "Is that a threat?" He interrogated, not dropping his gaze from the icy blue which penetrated his mind. The white-haired boy shrugged. With a triumphant gleam in his eyes, Bakura waved his hand around himself and disappeared.
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"How long have you been here already, hon?" Mai inquired, sipping her tea. "Two weeks." Zuzumea replied. She shivered as her Yami, Asophyre settled inside the pen. //How'd it go?// She asked, while responding to normal, everyday questions posed by her new friends. //It's more complicated than I thought, dear// Her Yami told her dejectedly. //Bakura's back with a revenge// Zuzumea glanced at Bakura, who was sitting across from him. For some reason, he blushed. //And what about Yami?// She questioned, willing her heart to be still. It seems that Asophyre noticed this, for she could practically be heard giggling inside her soul chamber. //Oh, nothing in particular// Zuzumea told her spirit to shut up, while she felt her cheeks grow hot.
"Hey Z, you ok?" Tea asked worriedly. "Huh?" Zuzumea muttered, looking around. Along with her conversations with Yami, she had sort of zoned out. "You looked a bit pale." Bakura told her. "Huh?" She said again. Then she remembered where she was and what happened. "Yeah, I'm fine, just thinking about my own stuff. I'm sorry, you were saying?" Yugi looked at her funny, but the topic turned towards Duel Monsters.
"So Z, you duel a lot?" Tristan asked. She nodded. "I haven't dueled in around a month now." She informed her new friends. "People at my old school tend to ignore me. At first they wanted to duel me, I guess because it's because of one more opponent for them, but after a while, they've stopped." She suddenly noticed that she was ranting and closed her mouth. Glancing at the group, she saw traces of sympathy and pity, the two emotions she couldn't stand when directed towards herself. "You know what?" She suddenly announced, standing up. "I'll take one of you on!"
//Don't you have to go home now, little miss?// Asophyre berated her. She looked at her watch, and gasped as she noticed how close to six it was already.
"I'll take you on tomorrow. I gotta go now. Maybe we could bring our decks to school and duel during lunck!" She told them. Mai shook her head. "No way in the world am I missing out on your first duel, Z." She said matter- of-factly, in a tone which said there'd be no arguements. "Why don't we meet here again after school tomorrow?" Yugi asked. Everyone nodded and hurried back to their respective homes.
Once again, for Zuzumea the evening was a blur. She barely noticed what was happening and missed her mouth with her chopsticks several times, causing her mom to ask her whether anything was wrong. She warded it off by pretending to be really tired and going to bed early. However, as she lay on her bed, she couldn't go to sleep. Yugi's face jumped out at her whenever she closed her eyes. Mumbling to herself, she turned around and saw her own face peering at her intently. "Go to sleep" Asophyre told her, straightening out. "There's another dream waiting for you." Zuzumea smiled, but it was only after another two hours of tossing and turning did the dream come.
~* "Are you ok?" Sorella asked, once Asophyre got home. The whole family crowded around, chattering. Asophyre was the only one in the family who had the special gift, and she was the first one in quite a while to be summoned by the pharaoh. "How'd it go?" They all asked excitedly. Asophyre sank into a chair, drank a gulp of water and began describing. Her eyes glazed over as she remembered the way the pharaoh's eyes twinkled at her.
"You remember Bakura, right?" She asked her family eagerly. The group nodded. "Well, did you know that he became the leader of the most feared tomb robber gang in Egypt?" Their reaction was exactly like hers: A loud and audible gasp. She smiled, but it vanished very soon. "I'm supposed to help the pharaoh capture him." She informed them sadly, but she didn't know if she could, or had the heart to. Wasn't it Bakura who took the bullying for her? Wasn't it Bakura who always helped her, no matter how down or behind she was? Whatever happened to the kind, sweet boy who was always the first to wish her Happy Birthday?
Asophyre choked back a tear. She waved Sorella away, who was pestering her about the guard who came to get her. Obviously, she took a fancy towards him. Asophyre went up to her room, and glanced out the window*~
A loud noise erupted outside, shaking Zuzumea awake. Scrambling to get her night-robe on, she looked out the window. A teenager was sprinting down the street, followed closely by someone rather familiar. Someone whose face she saw on TV at the Motou's tonight. It dawned on her as she recognized the billowing blue cloak. It was Seto Kaiba!!! She nearly laughed out loud as she saw the angry and confused state the world-famous teenager was in.
She opened up her window and let a light breeze flow through, enough to hear what the two were saying. "I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS, ALBINO!!!" Kaiba was yelling at the top of his lungs, chasing after a boy with a white sweater and white hair - Bakura!!! Asophyre appeared beside her, also surveying the scene below, chuckling. Lights clicked on as Bakura dodged Kaiba, knocking into garbage cans and jumping out of reach. He laughed happily as once again, he eluded the brunette.
Kaiba slowed down, panting. By now, many people were out in the street, observing them in an amused manner. A couple of feet away from his pursuer, Bakura danced tauntingly up and down. He glanced around and spotted Zuzumea at the window. He swept a bow, and straightened up, grinning at her, and winking. Zuzumea was slightly surprised to see the subtele change in him. He was no longer a shy teenager avoiding atteniton at all costs....he was someone who got what he wants, whatever that is. She took notice of his millennium ring, and waved back at him. With a delighted smile, he disappeared from view. Kaiba let out an enraged growl, then called his limo.
When everyone went home, he instructed his bodyguard to check for cameras, and to *disable* any tape that might've recoreded this nasty business.
Yami and Hikari retreated to bed, chuckling, and for the rest of the night, no dreams visited.
Light shone through the half-open window, dancing on Zuzumea's face. With a groan, she turned around and glanced at her clock.....8:30?!?!?!?!?! (A/N: In China school started at 8, and so it was in Germany, but let's pretend that their school started at 8:45)
Cursing profusely, she pulled on her clothes. Inside her soul chamber, Asophyre was laughing her head off. /Guess you forgot to set the clock after you dismantled it yesterday morning, huh?/ Asophyre chuckled. /Can it!/ Zuzumea snapped as she hurried out of the house, forgetting her lunch.
"Made it!" She gasped ouside the classroom, massaging her ribs. The bell didn't ring yet, thank god. Taking a big breath, she stepped through. Her friends were huddled around Yugi's desk, although all of them looked up when Zuzumea entered. "Hey Z (A/N: Pronounced Zee)!" They chorused, waving her over. She patted her hair, smoothed out her dress and joined them.
"My grandpa gave me this new card!" Yugi told her proudly. He flashed the card Griggle at her, which gave the player 3000 new life points once it was sent to the graveyard. She had that card, traded it off some guy in her old school, but for Yugi's sake she smiled. At that moment, the teacher entered, so they all sat down.
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PP: Um. No one is reviewing, so no author's notes.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh
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If you are still unsure about the different signs, check the previous chapters.
"YOU!" Yami growled, spinning around in fury. Bakura smirked at him in a satisfied manner. "Me." He responded calmly. "I may not be pharaoh here," Yami said in a deadly whisper, "but there's such a thing of private conversations, even in Japan. But then again, a low-life tomb robber such as yourself could not undestand the meaning of privacy, could you?" Bakura's calm demeanor dropped and for a second, anger flashed through his eyes. Then he turned around to face Asophyre, who glared at him defiantly.
"What do you want?" She demanded coldly. He faltered, but an instant later, he regained his composure. "This is simply a warning, soon to be princess." He whispered. "History replays itself. There's no reason the details should be spared." He gave a low cackle. Yami furiously stepped between the two. "Is that a threat?" He interrogated, not dropping his gaze from the icy blue which penetrated his mind. The white-haired boy shrugged. With a triumphant gleam in his eyes, Bakura waved his hand around himself and disappeared.
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"How long have you been here already, hon?" Mai inquired, sipping her tea. "Two weeks." Zuzumea replied. She shivered as her Yami, Asophyre settled inside the pen. //How'd it go?// She asked, while responding to normal, everyday questions posed by her new friends. //It's more complicated than I thought, dear// Her Yami told her dejectedly. //Bakura's back with a revenge// Zuzumea glanced at Bakura, who was sitting across from him. For some reason, he blushed. //And what about Yami?// She questioned, willing her heart to be still. It seems that Asophyre noticed this, for she could practically be heard giggling inside her soul chamber. //Oh, nothing in particular// Zuzumea told her spirit to shut up, while she felt her cheeks grow hot.
"Hey Z, you ok?" Tea asked worriedly. "Huh?" Zuzumea muttered, looking around. Along with her conversations with Yami, she had sort of zoned out. "You looked a bit pale." Bakura told her. "Huh?" She said again. Then she remembered where she was and what happened. "Yeah, I'm fine, just thinking about my own stuff. I'm sorry, you were saying?" Yugi looked at her funny, but the topic turned towards Duel Monsters.
"So Z, you duel a lot?" Tristan asked. She nodded. "I haven't dueled in around a month now." She informed her new friends. "People at my old school tend to ignore me. At first they wanted to duel me, I guess because it's because of one more opponent for them, but after a while, they've stopped." She suddenly noticed that she was ranting and closed her mouth. Glancing at the group, she saw traces of sympathy and pity, the two emotions she couldn't stand when directed towards herself. "You know what?" She suddenly announced, standing up. "I'll take one of you on!"
//Don't you have to go home now, little miss?// Asophyre berated her. She looked at her watch, and gasped as she noticed how close to six it was already.
"I'll take you on tomorrow. I gotta go now. Maybe we could bring our decks to school and duel during lunck!" She told them. Mai shook her head. "No way in the world am I missing out on your first duel, Z." She said matter- of-factly, in a tone which said there'd be no arguements. "Why don't we meet here again after school tomorrow?" Yugi asked. Everyone nodded and hurried back to their respective homes.
Once again, for Zuzumea the evening was a blur. She barely noticed what was happening and missed her mouth with her chopsticks several times, causing her mom to ask her whether anything was wrong. She warded it off by pretending to be really tired and going to bed early. However, as she lay on her bed, she couldn't go to sleep. Yugi's face jumped out at her whenever she closed her eyes. Mumbling to herself, she turned around and saw her own face peering at her intently. "Go to sleep" Asophyre told her, straightening out. "There's another dream waiting for you." Zuzumea smiled, but it was only after another two hours of tossing and turning did the dream come.
~* "Are you ok?" Sorella asked, once Asophyre got home. The whole family crowded around, chattering. Asophyre was the only one in the family who had the special gift, and she was the first one in quite a while to be summoned by the pharaoh. "How'd it go?" They all asked excitedly. Asophyre sank into a chair, drank a gulp of water and began describing. Her eyes glazed over as she remembered the way the pharaoh's eyes twinkled at her.
"You remember Bakura, right?" She asked her family eagerly. The group nodded. "Well, did you know that he became the leader of the most feared tomb robber gang in Egypt?" Their reaction was exactly like hers: A loud and audible gasp. She smiled, but it vanished very soon. "I'm supposed to help the pharaoh capture him." She informed them sadly, but she didn't know if she could, or had the heart to. Wasn't it Bakura who took the bullying for her? Wasn't it Bakura who always helped her, no matter how down or behind she was? Whatever happened to the kind, sweet boy who was always the first to wish her Happy Birthday?
Asophyre choked back a tear. She waved Sorella away, who was pestering her about the guard who came to get her. Obviously, she took a fancy towards him. Asophyre went up to her room, and glanced out the window*~
A loud noise erupted outside, shaking Zuzumea awake. Scrambling to get her night-robe on, she looked out the window. A teenager was sprinting down the street, followed closely by someone rather familiar. Someone whose face she saw on TV at the Motou's tonight. It dawned on her as she recognized the billowing blue cloak. It was Seto Kaiba!!! She nearly laughed out loud as she saw the angry and confused state the world-famous teenager was in.
She opened up her window and let a light breeze flow through, enough to hear what the two were saying. "I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS, ALBINO!!!" Kaiba was yelling at the top of his lungs, chasing after a boy with a white sweater and white hair - Bakura!!! Asophyre appeared beside her, also surveying the scene below, chuckling. Lights clicked on as Bakura dodged Kaiba, knocking into garbage cans and jumping out of reach. He laughed happily as once again, he eluded the brunette.
Kaiba slowed down, panting. By now, many people were out in the street, observing them in an amused manner. A couple of feet away from his pursuer, Bakura danced tauntingly up and down. He glanced around and spotted Zuzumea at the window. He swept a bow, and straightened up, grinning at her, and winking. Zuzumea was slightly surprised to see the subtele change in him. He was no longer a shy teenager avoiding atteniton at all costs....he was someone who got what he wants, whatever that is. She took notice of his millennium ring, and waved back at him. With a delighted smile, he disappeared from view. Kaiba let out an enraged growl, then called his limo.
When everyone went home, he instructed his bodyguard to check for cameras, and to *disable* any tape that might've recoreded this nasty business.
Yami and Hikari retreated to bed, chuckling, and for the rest of the night, no dreams visited.
Light shone through the half-open window, dancing on Zuzumea's face. With a groan, she turned around and glanced at her clock.....8:30?!?!?!?!?! (A/N: In China school started at 8, and so it was in Germany, but let's pretend that their school started at 8:45)
Cursing profusely, she pulled on her clothes. Inside her soul chamber, Asophyre was laughing her head off. /Guess you forgot to set the clock after you dismantled it yesterday morning, huh?/ Asophyre chuckled. /Can it!/ Zuzumea snapped as she hurried out of the house, forgetting her lunch.
"Made it!" She gasped ouside the classroom, massaging her ribs. The bell didn't ring yet, thank god. Taking a big breath, she stepped through. Her friends were huddled around Yugi's desk, although all of them looked up when Zuzumea entered. "Hey Z (A/N: Pronounced Zee)!" They chorused, waving her over. She patted her hair, smoothed out her dress and joined them.
"My grandpa gave me this new card!" Yugi told her proudly. He flashed the card Griggle at her, which gave the player 3000 new life points once it was sent to the graveyard. She had that card, traded it off some guy in her old school, but for Yugi's sake she smiled. At that moment, the teacher entered, so they all sat down.
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